Quality of life comparison
If you lived in China instead of Benin, you would:
Health
live 14.7 years longer
In Benin, the average life expectancy is 61 years (60 years for men, 63 years for women) as of 2020. In China, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2020.
be 35.4% less likely to be obese
In Benin, 9.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In China, that number is 6.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 7.9 times more money
Benin has a GDP per capita of $2,300 as of 2017, while in China, the GDP per capita is $18,200 as of 2018.
be 90.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Benin, 36.2% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In China, however, that number is 3.3% as of 2016.
be 3.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In Benin, 1.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In China, that number is 3.9% as of 2017.
Life
be 92.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Benin, approximately 397.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In China, 29.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.3 times more likely to be literate
In Benin, the literacy rate is 42.4% as of 2018. In China, it is 96.8% as of 2018.
be 80.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Benin, approximately 58.7 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In China, on the other hand, 11.4 children do as of 2020.
have 72.4% fewer children
In Benin, there are approximately 42.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In China, there are 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 2.4 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Benin, approximately 41% of the population has electricity access as of 2017. In China, 100% of the population do as of 2016.
be 2.7 times more likely to have internet access
In Benin, approximately 20.0% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In China, about 54.3% do as of 2018.
be 21.5% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Benin, approximately 76% of people have improved drinking water access (81% in urban areas, and 72% in rural areas) as of 2017. In China, that number is 93% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 88% in rural areas) as of 2017.
Geography
see 119.8 times more coastline
Benin has a total of 121 km of coastline. In China, that number is 14,500 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
China: At a glance
How big is China compared to Benin? See an in-depth size comparison.